| Description |
1 online resource (132 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Transformative Power of Bottled Lightning -- 1.2 About Me -- 1.3 About You -- 1.4 About This Book -- 2 Conceptualisation -- 2.1 Chapter Introduction -- 2.2 Defining CVCs -- 2.3 The Spark -- 2.4 Designing by Restriction -- 2.4.1 Key Restriction #1: Opportunity -- 2.4.2 Key Restriction #2: Intended Target Audience -- 2.4.3 Key Restriction #3: Scope -- 2.4.4 Key Restriction #4: Resources -- 2.4.5 Key Restriction #5: Platform -- 2.5 Conceptualisation Methodologies -- 2.5.1 The Razor |
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2.5.2 The Twist -- 2.5.3 Verbification -- 2.6 Cloning Versus Referencing -- 2.7 Workshop Task -- 2.7.1 Chapter Highlights -- 2.7.2 Reader Assignment -- 3 Validation -- 3.1 Chapter Introduction -- 3.2 The Lightning Rod -- 3.2.1 Rung #1: Does Your High-Level Concept Meet Your Design Restrictions? -- 3.2.2 Rung #2: Does It Do Anything First or Best? -- 3.2.3 Rung #3: Does It Offer Room for Player Improvement? -- 3.2.4 Rung #4: Does the Puzzle Match the Player? -- 3.2.5 Rung #5: Does It Exhibit Conduciveness? -- 3.2.6 Rung #6: Does It Prioritise Gameplay? |
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3.2.7 Rung #7: Does It Recreate the Colosseum Effect? -- 3.3 Workshop Task -- 3.3.1 Chapter Highlights -- 3.3.2 Reader Assignment -- 4 Articulation -- 4.1 Chapter Introduction -- 4.2 The First Page -- 4.2.1 Title -- 4.2.2 Tagline -- 4.2.3 Cover Image -- 4.2.4 Back-of-the-Box Blurb -- 4.3 Beyond Page 1 -- 4.3.1 Structure -- 4.3.2 Formatting -- 4.3.3 Writing Style -- 4.4 Workshop Task -- 4.4.1 Chapter Highlights -- 4.4.2 Reader Assignment -- 5 Final Thoughts -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Video games -- Design.
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Video games -- Vocational guidance
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Video games -- Design.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781003807278 |
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1003807275 |
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